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Hooper, Stephen R.; Roberts, Joanne E.; Nelson, Lauren; Zeisel, Susan; Kasambira Fannin, Danai – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
This study examined the preschool predictors of elementary school narrative writing skills. The sample included 65 typically developing African American children, ranging in age from 5.0 to 5.5 years, and was 44.6% male. Targeted preschool predictors included measures of phonological processing, core language abilities, prereading skills, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, African American Children, Beginning Reading, Kindergarten
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Iruka, Iheoma U.; Burchinal, Margaret; Cai, Karen – Journal of Black Psychology, 2010
This study investigates the extent to which the quality of the relationships between African American children and their mothers and teachers in kindergarten predict academic and social development during elementary school years using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. The…
Descriptors: African American Children, Behavior Problems, Mothers, Academic Achievement